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Speak up! I'd try the preceptor first though. Otherwise you can Approach the unit educator to tell them your perspective. Being a new grad is so hard, they need all the kindness and help they can get.

I think the fact that the op feels bad about calling in when legit sick shows their dedication to the job. If she were not a good dedicated employee she would have called out with zero remorse. I...

If you are sick stay home and take care of yourself. You can't take care of others unless you are well.

In my unit both would be written up. It counts a lot more against the newbie and their probation is extended. This is why no one will precept on my floor. Too many issues and no extra pay.

My school gave us a choice of 3. Don't buy a really nice one r it will walk away. I also recommend getting a lightweight one. Mine was Littman lightweight, around 40 bucks. After school I invested in...

A hot shower, my bed, and the fan on.

Ill be honest. I don't like it. I am a floor nurse and feel burnt out in just a year. The stress and toll on my body are nowhere near worth the pittance I get paid. I live in the South and we get...

I am appalled at what you wrote about ADNs . If that is how you truly feel, you probably have no business being in a management position. If one place offered you a low offer I'd say keep looking,...

Meh! I am so burnt out from school! I have no desire to go back aside from wanting desperately to get out of bedside nursing. If you are happy at your current position, then you've got time. Take...

I agree. I am a career changer, did so in my thirties. It was a bad decision. I work a million times harder and make way less. My body hates me. I've become so unhealthy! Working 12 hour night shifts...

Call a lawyer and ask about the letter.

In my area new hires ( new grad and experienced) are takin pay cuts just to get a job. That's what happens in a glut in a non union area.

We have a major problem with this on my floor too. The nurses from recovery and er do not bring he patients up. Transporters do. They don't know or care if the patient is stable. ER likes to send us...

I'd refer her to her pharmacist.

Because we develop a very low tolerance for putting up with crap.

Add this to the pile of examples of why no one on my floor wants to have a student. Having a student takes time. Time to explain, time to check after everything hey do, and then inevitably there can...

Why would you hold her Ativan? If the doc says she can have it q6 as needed, and he said he needs it, why not give it to her? Why are you withholding meds she is allowed? Because others have? Poor...

I would be giving them this lecture. Then de prioritizing their call light. I can't remember ever taking one away, but for this case I think they need theirs off or taken away.

Sounds like a smart decision on your part.

STart asking her to help you. I would say, can you please do "task" for me so I can give you meds? I would want someone to at least reciprocate. Maybe start asking her to do dressing changes or give...

Be on time and ready to work. A few minutes early actually.

We're there any witnesses? Can you have some witnesses come forward?

You can't just go prn on my floor, you have to wait for a prn spot to be advertised and apply for the opening. There are none available. There have not been for the entire year I have worked here....

I have no issues with piercings. I am a firm believer in being who you are. If the facility allows it, you are free to do as allowed. My place of employment does not allow it. But we are also forced...